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I usually associate the term cracker with the people who crack copyright protection software and post warez and moviez on usenet or torrent sites.

those are pirates (or sometimes i refer to them as “we” or “us” ;) )

Yes I agree, “Dirty Basterd” usually sums it all up

True, you can call them that. I usually refer to them as “black hats” or “those fucking assholes” or “dumb script kiddies” depending on their expertise, level of maliciousness, and etc.. :P

I usually associate the term cracker with the people who crack copyright protection software and post warez and moviez on usenet or torrent sites.

But that’s just me.

Ditto… Although I still use the term Cracker for a “bad guy” because thats what my hero calls them :D

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